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Propped up against the gravity of what? If Earth fell down the infinite columns, how long would it fall? What would be the difference? What are the columns made of? Can we mine them? So many questions.
I thought turtles were involved in the process somewhere, makes about as much sense as columns.
I prefer elephants to columns personally
Everything just falls at the same pace
The most prevalent theory is that Earth is constantly accelerating upwards.